Sud e magia

Magic and superstition in the south (but not only) of Italy

This list is inspired by the works of the anthropologist Ernesto De Martino (especially the book “Sud e magia”) and dedicated to the works of a little known documentarist : Luigi Di Gianni

“The symbol of the taranta lends a figure to the formless, rhythm and melody to menacing silence, and color to the colorless in an assiduous quest of articulated and distinct passions, where a horizonless excitation alternates with a depression that isolates and closes off. This symbol offers a perspective for...